Hello my lovelies! 

Today I'm back with another follow on to my 'Leotard Haul' and 'Whats in my Dance Bag'  hauls! Today I'm going to take you through the essentials for starting dance, weather you're a complete beginner or a seasoned pro here's some dance bag inspiration for the start of a new term and back to dance! 



All of these items are form either dancedirect.com or Amazon so check them out to get your hands on some amazing dance goodies!

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Dance Bag Essentials

by on September 27, 2017
Hello my lovelies!  Today I'm back with another follow on to my 'Leotard Haul' and 'Whats in my Dance Bag'  hauls!...
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Hello my Lovelies, 

Here is my cover of the amazing 'I Miss the Mountains' from Next to Normal which took Broadway by storm! This is a follow up from my over of the equally amazing Everything Else which i'll link in the cards above! 

Check it out...



I hope you've enjoyed this cover my lovelies and don't forget to give this video a thumbs up and to comment any song requests or suggestions as well as to subscribe to never miss a musical moment from me again!

See you soon! 
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Hi lovelies,

Today I'm here with a how to guide on bagging you cheaper tickets to your favourite shows, concerts and plays! 

Let's get started...


If you have any tips of your own please leave these in the comments down below to share with our theatre kid family! Don't forget to subscribe to never miss musical moment from me again!

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Hi there Lovelies! 

Today I'm back with the next instalment of my play reviewing series and today I'm talking about Rachel De-Lahay's Routes which is a really topical play at the moment as its main focus is the theme of refugees and a sense of game and belonging! 

 Check out my thoughts here...

I hope you guys enjoyed that and have been inspired to go and read this amazing play! 
Don't forget to leave your thoughts and any plays you want me to review down below! 

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Routes | Review

by on September 20, 2017
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Hello my Lovelies! 

Welcome to the first in my are 'How To' series in which I'm going to be giving all you theatre kids at home all the tips and tricks you need to improve your skills, ace that audition and have the best time in theatre! 

Todays opening topic is a big one How To : Improve Your Acting Skills
  These are my top tips to kill that audition and master those monologues, all of these tips are there to help you improve your acting to help you become the best actor you can be! I've found and used all of these tips through all of the auditors I've attended, the shows I've taken part of and of course through completing all of my Trinity Guildhall drama examinations so I hope you guys can use these to improve as I've done! 



I hope you guys enjoyed that video and my tips and tricks to improve your acting skills! Don't forget to comment and of your tips and tricks down below and to subscribe to never miss a musical moment from me again! 

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Hello there my lovelies!

Today I'm back with the second in my book reviewing series and this week I'm tackling Shakespeare's Julius Caesar! 

Here's my thoughts and opinions with more analysis and exclusive blog content underneath enjoy...


Main Themes...

~ Power of Public Speech 
This is a major theme throughout the play with all of the main characters using public speech to either rally the public against Caesar or to avenge his death. This resonates today still through social media and the power of influencers in the written or spoken word posing the view that words are indeed more powerful than actions. 

~Fate over Free Will 
The prospect of fate controlling the characters here through the warning 'beware the ides of March' which foretells of Caesar's death showing that fate is the ultimate master.
However Caesar's ignorance of his wife and others warnings shows that his free will also plays a strong role in his ultimate demise allowing the audience to question themselves if they believe it was fate or free will that eventually caused Caesar's death.

~ Absent Women
Women are largely absent throughout the main bulk of the play reflecting the male dominated society of ancient Rome and in government which is also a topic relevant today with wage gaps between genders rising as well as very few women in CEO seats and places of power.

~ Fragility of Government
This is clearly shown through Caesar's own weaknesses for example his deafness, epilepsy and pride. However these weaknesses are also seen in Anthony as well as Brutus and Cassius who are the potential leaders of Rome presenting the view that no government will ever be perfect or free of corruption, as we can clearly see still through the Trump administration as well as the leadership in places across the globe such as North Korea. 

I hope you guys enjoyed this review, let me know any of your thoughts in the comments of my video and don't forget to subscribe to never miss a musical moment from me again! 
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Julius Caesar | Review

by on September 15, 2017
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Hi lovelies,

Today I'm here with a cover of one of my favourite songs from one of my favourite and most iconic shows... Evita.

I'm covering 'Don't Cry for Me Argentina', even though I was lucky enough to be in a production of this amazing show playing the mistress who sings the equally incredible Another Suitcase in Another Hall'. I hope you enjoy this Andrew Lloyd Webber Classic and don't forget to give this a thumbs up as well as hitting that subscribe button...



I hope you guys love that cover! Keep tuned for more in my book reviewing series as well as how to guides and more covers, so click that subscribe button to never miss a musical moment from me again! 

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Hello my lovelies,

This is a blog exclusive so no video today, just chatting for you wonderful people here on my blog! 
So today's exclusive Life With Lotty Topic is a Preparing for University!

This is a topic I've been thinking about not recently as I move into my halls on the 24th of this month to start my degree in Theatre: Writing, Direction and Performance at the wonderful University of York. So I thought i'd give you guys at home a breakdown of what I'm taking as well as my reading list! 

What I'm taking...
So packing for uni is probably one of the most stressful but fun things to do and her are my top 5 favourite items I've bought to take with me...

~ Fairylights in a cage (well jar)
~ Sausage Dog oven gloves from Joules 
~ Life Organiser as well as all of my other stationary from Paperchase
~ Three sizes wash bag set from Cath Kidstone
~ Teal blue to white ombre throw from Next

These are my 5 top items that are usually forgotten when you're packing to move into your new halls! I hope this lists jogs your memory and let me know in the comments if you forgot anything when moving to uni...

~ Door Stop 
~ Clothes airer 
~ Hairbrush
~ Batterires 
~ Spare bedlinen for when you're washing your duvet and pillowcases! 

Keep your eye on my main channel on Youtube to see a full room tour when i've moved in!

Next up my reading list! As you guys will have noticed I've started a book reviewing series on my channel and these are the main books that I am reading for my university course including plays, acting theory books and more so don't forget to subscribe to never miss a musical moment from me again on YouTube as well as all my blog posts on here! 

Thats it for today my dears, I hope you've enjoyed this exclusive blog post and keep your eyes pealed for more Life with Lotty University videos and posts! 

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Hello lovelies,

Today I'm back with a highly requested video which is my leotard lookbook! Here I'm giving you a look at four or five of my favourite leotards as well as a mini bit of dance thrown in too! All of these leotards were from dancedirect.com which I'm not endorsed by but I would really recommend you guys check it out!

Here's the lookbook...



I hope you guys loved the videos here's some amazing photos of these leotards in action ...






These should give you some fashion inspiration for back to dance styling!
That's all for today guys, don't forget to click that thumbs up and subscribe button to never miss a musical moment from me again!
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Leotard Lookbook

by on September 11, 2017
Hello lovelies, Today I'm back with a highly requested video which is my leotard lookbook! Here I'm giving you a look at four o...
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Hello there my lovelies!

I hope you're having a wonderful Monday! I'm here today with the first in a new series of book reviews for all you theatrekids out there that like me love to read, so I'm going to be reviewing a collection of plays and theatre based books for you guys to read at your leisure! 

First up is David Edgar's 'How Plays Work'. This is the first book on my reviewing list as it provides a great overview of the skills and techniques used to analyse and in turn write plays! Also it was on my required reading list for university/ college if you're from America! 

The book breaks down plays into 5 sections
~ Audience
~ Genre
~ Character 
~ Scene 
~ Devices
However I'll go into more detail in the video and without further ado here we go...



I hope you guys enjoyed that and that its inspired you to go and get reading! Don't forget to subscribe to never miss a musical moment from me again and for upcoming reviews of Julius Caesar and much more!

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How Plays Work | Review

by on September 04, 2017
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Hello there my lovelies!

I hope you're having a wonderful day, I'm back with a new video in my haul series this time its my dance shoe collection! You got a sneaky peak of these in my 'what's in my dance bag' video, which if you harvest seen go check it out!! 

All of my shoes are from dance direct.com, except my pointe shoes which are from That's Entertainment in Liverpool, and I'll explain why in the video, so sit back relax and enjoy...


I hope you guys enjoyed that! Don't forget to subscribe to never miss a musical moment from me again, as well as for some upcoming book reviews and my leotard lookbook!

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Dance Shoe Haul!

by on September 02, 2017
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Hello my Lovelies! 

It's cover time again, this week I'm bringing you my version of I'm Not That Girl form the amazing musical Wicked! I'm sure you all know and love this song so don't forget to leave a thumbs up and comment any other song suggestions you have! 

I saw Wicked when it toured the UK a few years ago now and this is the song that stuck with me as I feel that anyone who's ever felt like they're not good enough can relate to it, I hope you enjoy my version...



Thats all for today but don't forget to subscribe to never miss a musical moment from me again! 
I'll see you guys soon!
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